Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper, MD

  • Chula Vista, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1518939297PAC ID4284603267
Medicare services, 2024
80
Medicare patients, 2024
41
Part D claims, 2024
177
Industry payments
$6,046
Affiliated sites
2
Practice address
1020 Tierra Del Rey, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Practice phone
Call (858) 573-9368
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Primary practice

Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc

Chula Vista, California

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Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper is an ophthalmologist in Chula Vista, California

Dr. Cooper practices at Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc in Chula Vista, California.

Dr. Cooper's NPI, 1518939297, was assigned on February 6, 2006. Dr. Cooper graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Cooper holds California license G27092.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284603267
NPI enumeration date
February 6, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(858) 573-9368
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
79
Medical school graduation
1973

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper practices at Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc in Chula Vista, California

Dr. Cooper's primary practice is Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc, at 1020 Tierra Del Rey, Chula Vista, CA 91910 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 573-9368.

  • Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc
    1020 Tierra Del Rey, Chula Vista, CA 91910 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 573-9368

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Cooper's primary practice is Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc in Chula Vista, California. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cooper to 4 more medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cooper practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mdrs Spine & Sport, IncAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Cooper's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Cooper is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Cooper's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G27092 · 1974 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Florida licenseSince 1974

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Cooper

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Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper billed Medicare for 80 services in 2024

CMS data shows 80 Medicare services from Dr. Cooper across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 41 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,463 for them.

Medicare services, 202480
Medicare patients41
Paid by Medicare$5,463
Procedure codes4

Dr. Cooper's Medicare services by type, 2021 to 2024

  • 2021
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2021: 1402024: 4071%
Office and hospital visits
2021: 222024: 4082%
Imaging
2021: 122024: 0100%

Where Dr. Cooper's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office6885%
  • In a facility1215%

Dr. Cooper compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cooper
  • California median
Medicare services
80vs 1,07993% below
Medicare patients
41vs 42190% below
Part D claims
155vs 61875% below

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cooper's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper treated 41 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cooper in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cooper's median patient age at 72, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 202441
Average age69
Average risk score1.49

Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2254%
  • Men1946%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes63%
  4. Arthritis44%
  5. Osteoporosis41%
  6. Schizophrenia and other psychoses37%
  7. Anxiety32%
  8. Depression32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cooper's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cooper wrote 177 Medicare Part D claims for 60 patients. 62% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 155 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,362 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024177
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$1,362
Part D patients60

Dr. Cooper's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic110 claims62%
  • Brand-name67 claims38%

Dr. Cooper's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 272024: 155474%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper takes part in Medicare

Dr. Cooper accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper received $6,046 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Cooper from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $2,895.

General payments to Dr. Cooper by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Cooper by kind, 2016 to 2023

$6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,60960%
  • Consulting fees$2,40040%
  • Education$381%

Companies that paid Dr. Cooper the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cooper.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cooper

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Dr. Cooper graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Cooper is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolThe University of New Mexico School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Cooper is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Cooper accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO6
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper's NPI number?

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper's NPI number is 1518939297. It was assigned on February 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper?

Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper is an ophthalmologist in Chula Vista, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper practice?

Dr. Cooper practices at 1020 Tierra Del Rey, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Dr. Cooper's primary practice is Mdrs Spine & Sport, Inc in Chula Vista, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cooper to 4 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 therapy and rehab clinic.

What is Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cooper is (858) 573-9368.

What is Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper's medical license number?

Dr. Cooper holds California license G27092, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cooper in California (1974 to 2026) and Florida (since 1974).

What medical group is Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper part of?

Dr. Cooper is linked to Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI links Dr. Cooper to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cooper billed Medicare for 80 services in 2024, and Dr. Cooper accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper see?

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cooper in 2024, with an average age of 69.

Is Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cooper is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cooper's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92250) and eye exam or test (92083).

Where did Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper go to medical school?

Dr. Cooper graduated from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1973.

What drugs does Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cooper's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost and Timolol Maleate.

Has Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,046 in general payments to Dr. Cooper from 13 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper been practicing?

Dr. Cooper graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Lawrence Nathan Cooper accept?

Dr. Cooper is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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